Phonograph-cabinet.



v S. L. HARTMAN.

PHONOGRAPH CABINET.

APPLICATION man FEB-24,1916:

Patented May 22, 1917.

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STEPHEN 1h. EARTH, 0h FXLLMORE, Chlhfllfi'tllltlillttt.

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to sliding side panels. Un the inner walls of the sliding panels recordcontainers are mounted. Each sliding panel is provided at its lower endwith a pair of laterally projecting pins which slidablyengage verticaltn grooves in the adjacent Walls 01* the record chamber. A pair offoldable legs are hinged to the upper corners of the panel. A lockingdevice is provided to retain the panel in its normally closed position."When it is desired to use the records, the locking device is operated,allowing the panelv to be moved to a horizontal position so that thesame will be in a plane with the upper end of said'chamber. The toldablelegs support at the outer horizontal end of the panel and the lockingdevice retains the panel in operative position. The sliding panel whenin its horizontal position has the form of a small table on the top ofwhich the record contlt tainer is mounted, and. the records are in themost convenient position for playing the phonograph. When it is desiredto move the panel into its normal vertical position'so that the recordswill be within the record at chamber, the locking device is operated andthe panel is slid into place, while the foldable legs are moved inposition close against the vertical edges of the cabinet.

With the above and other objects in view ct which will appear as thedescription proceeds, my invention consists in the construction,arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanyin drawings which till form a part of this speci cation,1 have illus trated a convenient and ractical embodiment at myinvention, an in which-2 Figure l is a perspective view oi a phonegraphcabinet provided with a pair at slid= Specidcation of Letters Patent.

Application filed February ltd, 1916. serial Ito. caret.

Patented May 22, llllllllo ing panels arranged on opposite sides, saidpanels being shown' n their operative horizontal position.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the cabinet showing the left hand slidingpanel in nor mal or closed position and the right hand panel in extendedor operative position.

Fig. 3 is a detail section on an enlarged scale on line 33, Fig. 2.

Fig. t is a detail section on an enlarged scale of the locking device online l-l,

Fig. 1.

lin the drawings, 10 designates a phonograph of any suitable orpreferred construction having below its sound reproducing mechanism, arectangular box shaped record chamber 11. The record chamber is providedwith a pair of movable or sliding side panels 12 arranged on oppositesides thereof. lhe construction of the side panels is enactly alike, andtherefore the description will be limited to only one of them. It willbe understood that the record chamber may be provided with but ones'lidable side panel, but it is preferable to have two such panelsarranged on. opposite sides, as shown. @n the inner face of the sidepanel 12 a record container 13 is securely mounted. llhe same is boxshaped and provided with a suitable number of parallel slots 1% in whichthe diet: records are removably mounted. lt should be noted that thelower end wall 15 oi the container is wider than the upper end wall 16,the lower end wall being. upwardly inclined so that the center of eachdish record falls within said lower end wall when the side panel is inits normal closed position, whereby the records will be prevented fromfalling out of the container. (See Fig, 2.) The front wall 17 and therear wall 18 of the record chamber are provided at their vertical sideswith vertical grooves 19 which are adjacent to the vertical edges of thepanel 12. These grooves are ada ed for the reception of a pair ofanti-friction rollers or pins 20 laterally extending from the lower endsof the vertical ed es oil the panel 1 till till

lltltl wall 23 above the side spanel 12 of the phonograph cabinet."The'sprin catch is preferably ositioned in the mid 10 of the lower edge0 the side wall and consists of a knob.

or handle 24 actuating a spring controlled bolt 25 whose lower endnormally pro ects below the lower edge of the wall 23 in engagement witha metal plate 26 secured to theside panel 12.

When it is desired to convert the slde panel into an auxiliary table orstand, so that the record container will be on the top thereof, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2, the bolt 25 of the spring catch 22 is lifted by meansof the knob 24 so as to allow the upper end of said side panel to bemoved outwardly away from the phonogra h. At the same time the legs 21are move outwardly, while the lower end of the side panel 12 movesvertically upwardly, the rollers 20 sliding to the upper position in thestationary grooves 19 in the front and the rear walls of the recordchamber. When the rollers have reached the extreme upper ends of thegrooves 19, a slight horizontal pull in the panel 12 will cause them toseat in horizontal recesses 19 extending outwardly from the grooves 19.The spring catch 22 will engage a metal thimble 27 arranged in the lowerinner end of the panel 12 and thus securely lock the panel in itshorizontal position. lhe disk records will now be adjacent to the soundreproducing mechanism of the phonograph and convenient for handlingthem. When it is desired to move the panel 12 into normal closingposition, the spring catch 22 is raised and the panel 12 is movedslightly toward the cabinet and allowed to slide into position. When thepanel is in its vertical closed position, the spring catch 22 willengage the metal plate 26 thus securely looking it in lace.

While. have shown the preferred construction as now lmown to me, it willbe obvious that changes may be made in the details of construction andarrangement without departing from the spirit of my invention as definedin the appended claims.

ll claimz 1. In a phonograph cabinet having side walls with verticalgrooves, the combination of a record chamber comprising a slidablepanel, lateral pins at the lower corners thereof ada ted to slide insaid grooves, a pair of legs hinged to the upper corners of said anel, arecord container mounted on the Inner face of said panel, and means forlooking said panel in closed and open positions.

2. A phonograph cabinet having side walls with vertical grooves, thecombination of a record chamber comprising a slidable panel, lateralpins at the lower corners thereof adapted to slide in said grooves, a

pair of legs hinged to the upper corners of said panel and adapted whenthe record chamber is closed, to lie flat and parallel against said sidewalls, a record container provided with a plurality of parallel slotsmounted on the inner face of said panel, and means for automaticallylocking said panel in closed and open positions.

3. In a phonograph cabinet having side.

walls, the combination of a record chamber comprising a slidable panel,means at the lower corners thereof in permanent connection with saidside walls and adapted to move vertically along said side walls, a pairof legs hinged to the upper corners of said panel, a record containermounted on the inner face of said panel, and means for locking saidpanel in open position.

4. In a phonograph cabinet having side walls, the combination of arecord chamber comprising a vertical panel, means mounted thereon inpermanent connection with said side walls and vertically movablethereon, a pair of legs hinged to the upper corners of said panel, and arecord container mounted on the inner face of said panel, whereby, whensaid panel is moved into open position,

said contalner will be ,on the upper face of.

said panel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

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